Luke 24

Luke 24:4

Two men,] namely Angels in the shape of men.

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And Mary the,] it is thought it was the blessed virgin. See upon Matthew 12:46. Me 16. ver. 1.

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Of them,] namely of the Disciples Flongs,] whereof eight were a mile.

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Were holde,] were dazeled by divine power, and kept from their naturall action. See Iohn 20. 14. and 21. 4.

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In deed,] namely in miracles, and in divine and supernaturall doctrine, see Acts 7:22 Before,] approved by God for such a one who hath given evident proofes thereof and by men also in their own consciences, Luke 2:52. 2 Corinthians 8:21.

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Hee tooke,] according to the manner of the Iewes, which was that the father of the familie, or the chiefe man of the company, sitting downe at the Table, did blesse it by prayer, and distributed bread to all those which eate there Blessed it,] see upon Matthew 14:19. Now it is likely that Christ used some accustomed forme, or some action by which these men knew him.

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Their eyes,] the free and entire use of their internall and externall sences was restored unto them. See Genesis 21. 19. 2 King. 6. 17. 20 Vanished,] by some miraculous manner hee sodainely withdrew himselfe out of their sights.

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Burne,] was it not stirred up, and moved with the servency of Gods Spirit, in a divine zeale and motion? a signe of the Soveraigne power of Gods word.

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Thoughts,] strange and perplexed ones doubting of the truth and suspecting it to bee some illusion.

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Did eate,] not for any necessitie or good that it did him, for his body had cast off all conditions of an animall life: but onely to give the Disciples some greater confirmation, by diverse sences of nature.

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These are,] my death, buriall, resurrection, &c. were foretold you by me, and by the Scriptures here to fore, and therefore you ought not to thinke them so new and strange While I was,] whilest I conversed with you in a terrestriall and temporall life The Psalmes,] the Hebrewes divide the bookes of the old Testament into these three parts: The Law, the Prophets, and Hagiographes that is to say, holy writings, and amongst the last, the Psalmes doe hold the first degree and place.

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Opened he,] as Acts 16:14.

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In his Name,] that is to say by his commission and authority, as for the act of preaching: and by his worke and bounty, as for the substance thereof, which is the remission of sinnes.

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The promise] Namely the Holy Ghost which I promised you from my Father, Iohn 14. 16. and 15. 26. wherein also consists the accomplishment and summary of all the promise of grace, Acts 1:4 Endued,] adorned and replenished therewith, and likewise possessed and governed by the divine power of the Holy Ghost See Iudg. 6. 34.